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James E. "J.E." Cremeans
Feb 27, 2023
James E. "J.E." Cremeans, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. J.E. was born on May 8, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late James O. and Anoka Ruth Campbell Cremeans. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of Addison Freewill Baptist Church, and he had been attending the Bulaville...
Michael Keith Brannen
Feb 27, 2023
Michael Keith Brannen, 50, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at his residence.
Born on August 22, 1972 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Mike was the son of the late Keith A. and Connie R. Warren Brannen. On September 15, 2001, Mike married Carla Woodyard Brannen who survives him in Crown City. Mike was...
Basil E. "Big Pete" Crews
Feb 27, 2023
Basil "Big Pete" Crews, 87, of Centerville, Ohio, passed away surrounded by loving family on Monday, February 27, 2023 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on December 27, 1935 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Basil M. and Laura Marie (Lilly) Crews. Pete was a loving brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and...
Mary Ann Cox-Hartshorn
Feb 21, 2023
Mary Ann Cox-Hartshorn, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio, sadly passed away on February 21, 2023 at her residence. Mary was born was born on May 4, 1955 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Charles O. Cox and Gusta A (Massie) Cox. She is survived by her children: four sons, Larry R.(Sarah) Hartshorn Jr., Roger Hartshorn, Jason (Crystal) Hartshorn all of Gallipolis,...
James E. Blair
Feb 21, 2023
James E. Blair, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Holzer Assisted Living and has now made Heaven his home.
Born on January 20, 1929 in Ironton, Ohio, Jim was the son of the late Clarence David and Elizabeth Crawford Blair. Jim retired from the Gallia County Health Department. He was a...
Karen Sue Tucker
Feb 21, 2023
Karen Sue French Tucker went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Abbyshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by loving family. Karen was born on July 21, 1942 in Addison, Ohio to the late James Albert and Marjorie Ellen French. She attended Addison Elementary School and was a member of...
Christi J. Brown
Feb 21, 2023
Christi Jo Noble Brown, 76, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born June 16, 1946 to Nadine and Otis Noble of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Christi was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School, Class of 1964. Before retiring, she worked for Fruth Pharmacy, G.C. Murphy, and various stores running...
Shirleen Wiseman
Feb 20, 2023
Our wonderful mother, Shirleen Wiseman, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 after struggling from the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease for the past six years. She was born on April 24, 1932 to Thomas and Zelma Stice Northcutt in Seligman, Missouri, an only child. When she was just five, her father died suddenly from a ruptured appendix. As a...
Samantha K. Matney
Feb 18, 2023
Samantha K. Matney, 50, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2023 at her residence.
Born on April 28, 1972 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Samantha was the daughter of Linda Greene and Vernon Pratt. Samantha and Danny Matney, Sr. have been together for 35 years, marrying on June 29, 1996. Samantha was a graduate of...
Steven Lee Durst
Feb 16, 2023
Steven Lee Durst of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on February 16, 2023, after a long fight with COPD. He was born November 20, 1948, in Point Pleasant, WV to Marie (Gibeaut) Durst Auclair and raised by his loving grandparents Henry and Madeline (Roush) Gibeaut, who preceded him in death.
He is survived by...
Floyd L. Johnson
Feb 16, 2023
Floyd L. Johnson, 95, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his residence. He was born on December 13, 1927 in Orleans, Indiana, son of the late Albert and Alberta Carter Johnson. Floyd was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of IUOE Local #18 and a member of First Baptist Church in...
Ralph Price
Feb 14, 2023
Ralph Price, 93, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in Warren, Michigan at the Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital. Ralph was born on December 13, 1929 in Cabell County, West Virginia, son of the late Millard O. and Della Adkins Price.
Ralph was married to Evelyn Price on September 19, 1953; and she preceded him...
Leon B. Jeffers
Feb 9, 2023
Leon B. Jeffers, 88, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at the home of his daughter. Leon was born on August 12, 1934 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Lloyd E. and Erma L. Fraley Jeffers. Leon was a brick and block mason for 41 years. He was a member of Salem Baptist...
Delbert Franklin Clark
Feb 8, 2023
Delbert Franklin Clark, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1938 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, son of the late Emanuel Franklin and Virginia Dare Clark. Delbert was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Crown City, Ohio. He was a loving...
Robert J. Damron, Jr.
Feb 7, 2023
Robert J. Damron, Jr., 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, Ohio. The family is truly thankful for the caring staff of Abbyshire Place, Promedica Hospice, and Vicky Woyan with Area Agency on Aging, as well as the Huntington VA.
Robert served in the United States Army and...
Jason T. Mcpherson
Feb 6, 2023
Jason T. McPherson, 44, of Thurman, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023.
Born on March 21, 1978 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Jason was the son of Mary Gard McPherson and the late William T. McPherson. Jason owned McPherson Logging and had worked as a logger for 15 years. He graduated from Buckeye Hills Career Center in...
Debbie Jean Wolford
Feb 1, 2023
Debbie Jean Wolford, 59, of Bidwell, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. She was born on February 25, 1963 in West Chester, New York to Robert Caldwell and Louise (Clay) Caldwell. Debbie was a North Gallia graduate and a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Debbie mostly enjoyed her grandchildren,...
Karen Jarrell
Jan 30, 2023
Ella Karen Jarrell, 71, of Henderson, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born on November 21, 1951 in Charleston, West Virginia, daughter of the late Herbert Stanley and Mabel G. Adkins Triplett. Karen was a hairdresser; she enjoyed her grandchildren, going to the beach, and watching her son's truck pulls....
Dr. Gordon K. Amsbary
Jan 26, 2023
Dr. Gordon K. Amsbary, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Gordon was born on December 13, 1944 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Arthur Wayne and Gladys E. Steele Amsbary. Gordon was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School Class of 1962 and a...
Maxie E. Roberts
Jan 24, 2023
Maxie “Bubba” Roberts, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center.
Born on May 22, 1957 in Gallia County, Ohio, Bubba was the son of the late Maxie Earl Roberts and Thelma D. Biars Folden. Bubba was a carpenter, working for Dale Workman Construction. He was a member of the...
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